Because of declining trends in DO and transparency, and the addition of gloeotrichia,
	the lake has been placed on a list of impaired lakes by the Main Department of Environmental Protection
	This requires DEP to perform a study of the lake within the next two years.
	The information gathered through this study will aid in the production of their work.
	The map to pictured here shows impaired lakes throughout maine.
	The brown points indicate lakes that have been listed as impaired
	This area represents our own, and as you can see there are several lakes listed as impaired